By Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage, called the Respect for Marriage Act, in a landmark bipartisan vote. The final vote was 61-36. The bill was supported by all members of the Democratic caucus and 12 Republicans, the same dozen GOP members who
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces several assault and weapons charges following a shots-fired incident in north Columbia on Monday. Montrez Ricketts, 43, was charged with three counts of first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. Columbia police officers
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A state appeals court upheld a murder verdict for a former Missouri prison guard that killed his bride-to-be. The Western District Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied James Addie’s request to overturn his first-degree murder and armed-criminal action convictions. The appeals court said Cole County Judge Jon Beetem properly allowed a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was charged with trespassing on a school bus and peace disturbance after police say she threatened children on a bus in October. The Columbia Police Department said in a probable cause statement that it had video of Alexis Harvey-Phillips, 24, entering a school bus and screaming and yelling at
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is inviting residents to attend a meeting discussing proposed changes to the Highway 54/Route OO interchange in Holts Summit. The public meeting will be 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Holts Summit Municipal Building, located at 213 South Summit Drive. The project consists of building
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department tweeted on Tuesday that it had responded to a “disturbance” at Battle High School. CPD said a fight broke out among several male students. Police said the conflict was resolved and four students were detained. (1) We responded to a disturbance at Battle High School at approximately 10:50
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Police closed part of an east Columbia residential street Tuesday.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. and COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission plans to hear feedback Tuesday night about the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023. Commissioners are scheduled to hold a public hearing for the nearly $123 million budget at 7 p.m. BooneCountyBudget-2023-ProposedDownload Boone County plans to prioritize five items next year, according
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An Audrain County teenager will spend two years on supervised probation for making a threat about a school shooting.
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Central Bank of Boone County said Monday that an unusual number of its customers were the victims of debit and credit card fraud.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Room at the Inn in Columbia opened Monday night for the winter season in its new location. This is one of several shelters that are part of the city’s plan to minimize the impact of chronic homelessness in Columbia. Room at the Inn’s winter overnight shelter will opened Monday and will run
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Police were sent to a shots-fired call Monday in a commercial area of north Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the ARC in Columbia — 1701 W. Ash St. — to discuss its High Priority Unfunded Needs list for transportation in Mid-Missouri. The Missouri Department of Transportation — working with its statewide regional planning partners — identified $1
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Public Works announced a pair of road closures on Monday. The first was Dunklin Street, which closed on Monday within the 200 Block between Madison Street and Monroe Street for pavement repairs. It is expected to reopen Monday, Dec. 12, according to a press release. Douglas Drive will close
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man arrested on Friday has now been charged. Nicholas Brunda, 39, has been charged with four felonies and one misdemeanor after he is accused of firing a gun at a residential building on Friday. Property damaged was observed, but no injuries were reported, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. He was
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A Kansas City man accused of murdering two people inside a Jefferson City bar early Saturday was denied bond in his first court appearance Monday.
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were injured in a Monday crash in Callaway County in the northbound lanes of Highway 63 near County Road 395. The crash occurred after 57-year-old Marc Ferrin, of Hartsburg, crossed his 2008 Chevrolet Impala into the path of 18-year-old Marcus Davis’ 2018 Chevrolet Malibu on Highway 63, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Central Bank of Boone County posted an alert on Facebook on Monday warning their customers of fraudulent activity on some cards. The bank turned off debit and credit cards of those who were either affected by a fraudster, or were at high risk. Mary Wilkerson, the senior vice president of marketing at
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The article was updated with the correct name of the suspect. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An area contractor pleaded guilty on Monday to several charges involving deceptive business practices. Blake Mahoney pleaded guilty to stealing $25,000 or more and several counts of passing a bad check. He pleaded guilty to nine charges over four
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson on Monday issued an executive order to extend Missouri’s drought alert until March 1, 2023, to address issues outlined by the state’s Drought Assessment Committee. Currently, 87% of Missouri face abnormally dry conditions, with many counties — including Boone, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau, Pettis and Saline — still experiencing
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